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insulin

[ US /ˈɪnsəɫən/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪnsuːlˌɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

How To Use insulin In A Sentence

  • Low blood sugar - a level below about 60 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) - results from too much insulin and not enough sugar in your blood.
  • An asylum seeker with insulin dependent diabetes has recently had her claim for asylum rejected.
  • If the cells or islets were not synchronized we would observe a flat, averaged signal even though the single cells and islets released insulin in pulses.
  • They were focally positive for gastrin, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide but tested negative for glucagon, serotonin, insulin, and inhibin.
  • The combination of an insulin secretagogue and an insulin sensitizer addresses both processes.
  • A report recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggested that smoking increased the risk of developing non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus by more than three times.
  • Third, including exercise as determinants of insulin resistence in postpubertal adoles - cent females. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Severe lipaemia in an undiagnosed diabetic will usually resolve with the institution of insulin therapy and effective diabetic control.
  • Charles rushes to his daughter's bedroom and expertly jabs her with the insulin syringe.
  • Insulin coma received widespread backing from the psychiatric profession, but after decades of use was exposed as worthless.
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